The picture of Omran Daqneesh served as a shocking reminder of the brutality of the conflict on the country’s children, and was shared thousands of times on social media.

Four other infants, one woman and two young men were also hurt in the airstrike in the rebel-held Qaterji neighbourhood in the besieged city of Aleppo.

Daqneesh was treated by medics and is said to be in a stable condition, but many were moved by the image and have publicly asked what can be done for the youth of Syria.

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Omar Daqneesh sits bloodied and alone in the back of an ambulance

Earlier this month pictures emerged of Syrian children in Aleppo setting fire to tyres to create ‘no-fly zones’ for the planes carrying out airstrikes.

The “little heroes” are among civilians burning tyres in the devastated city as the Syrian government and its Russian allies bombard hospitals, markets and aid warehouses, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The children hoped the smoke would confuse the planes bombarding them in the rebel-controlled half of the city, which is facing a humanitarian disaster.